September 14, 2009
For immediate release. Please announce the following not-for-profit event:
13th Annual River’s End Volunteer Fire Dept. Fishing Tournament Set
to Reel in Fun, Fish, and Funds
River’s End Volunteer Fire Department announces its 13th annual
fishing tournament and the department’s largest fund raiser for the year the
first weekend of October (Oct. 2-4). The tournament begins at
Weigh in times are: Friday and Saturday from noon – 9:00 p.m. and Sunday from
You may pick up tournament applications and purchase event t-shirts, raffle and
meal tickets at Bernard and Churchill Groceries on F.M. 2611 at the Churchill
Bridge the weekends of September 19-20, and September 26-27 or Stewart’s Grocery
(in Brazoria) Friday, September 25 from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Free t-shirts will be
given to all paid entrants or can be purchased for $12.00 at the local stores
mentioned above on the same weekends. New this year, you may also pick up
registration forms and rules at Grapevine Gifts in Lake Jackson or Ann’s Custom
Monogramming in Freeport.
The Adult Division of the tournament
($35.00 entry fee) consists of 4 categories:
Redfish, Speckled Trout, Flounder, and
Croaker. First, second, and third place prizes will be awarded for each
category. First place for all categories will be $100.00 and a plaque. Second
place winners will receive $50.00 and a plaque, and third place winners will
receive $25.00 and a plaque. There will also be a $100.00 prize and plaque for
the Redfish with the most spots and the heaviest stringer. This stringer must
contain at least one each of Speckled Trout, Redfish and Flounder, but cannot
have more than 5 fish total. Only Redfish between 20” – 27” may be entered in
any category.
The 16 and Under Division ($20.00
registration fee) is designed to encourage more youngsters to fish. This
division also consists of 4 main categories:
Redfish, Speckled Trout, Flounder and
Croaker. First place winners in all the above categories will take home a
$50.00 gift certificate and a plaque; second place takes home a $25.00 gift
certificate and a plaque; and third place takes home a $10.00 gift certificate
and a plaque. In addition to those 12 prize winning places, the R.E.V.F.D. has
added 4 more “fun” categories for our youth. Plaques will be awarded for the
following “fun” categories: Redfish with
the most spots, Largest Hardhead,
Largest Blue Crab, and Largest
Sand / Gulf Trout.
If you don’t fish, but you would still like to support the fire department, you
can come for the Saturday, October 3 events at Station 1.
A moonwalk, will be available for the children’s enjoyment both days.
Bar-B-Q sandwiches and chips will be available starting at 11:30 a.m. until
On Sunday, October 4, at 2 p.m. the final fish will be weighed in and prizes
will be awarded. While the final fish tallies are taking place, anglers can tell
their hard luck tales for a chance at the Tim Austin Memorial Hard Luck Tale
award. Raffle drawings will be held for a 20’ tapered aluminum flag pole with a
3’ x 5’ flag (installed locally), and a 14 Kt. yellow gold redfish pendant with
a black diamond “spot” in its tail and a white diamond eye.
Raffle tickets can be purchased for $1.00 each up until the drawing from
R.E.V.F.D. fishing tournament committee persons.
Tournament applications are available upon request by contacting: Tournament
Chairman, Ricky Swango at 979-236-0743,
David Wineland at 979-236-2480 or Kitty Handley at 979-964-4260 and will
be available at 12070 F.M. 2918 Thursday, October 1 at 7:00 p.m and Friday and
Saturday, October 2 and 3, from noon – 9:00 p.m.. Applications and rules can
also be downloaded from:
www.revfd.com .We’ll see you at the end
of the river.